Someone who knew Chief Anrig in his student days noted that his nickname was “Custos.” Custos is the Latin word for policeman.
Swissinfo.ch reports: A 36-year-old police chief from central Switzerland was thrust into the limelight this week when he was named the next commandant of the Vatican’s Swiss Guard.
Daniel Anrig, who will take over in December, hopes to make his own contribution to keeping the venerable institution up-to-date, he tells swissinfo in an interview.
The Swiss Guards with their colourful antiquated uniforms have been serving pontiffs for more than 500 years. Anrig says the Guard faces internal as well as external challenges but its overriding duty is to protect Pope Benedict XVI. Full article here.
